Play. A little last. Play play play. Play. This is t w news live from above listen antigovernment protests in albania turned violent demonstrators turned flags firecrackers and Molotov Cocktails as they demolished the government resigned and call for fresh elections well get the latest from here on out also coming up indian voters go to the polls again in the next to last round of elections that could see the governing b. J. Be significantly weakened. On basis of 5 days i was in the war so now these migrants have been broached but some 17 of their friends and family died on the
perilous crossing trying to reach your. Place. I mean you could just mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across albania to monitoring the resignation of Prime MinisterEddie Rama Opposition parties called the demonstrations hoping to force rama to resign and called Snap Elections the violence is the latest in free months of antigovernment Protests Albania is a member of nato and the candidates to join the European Union. Protesters took their grievances and their Molotov Cocktails straight to the Prime Ministers office the Opposition Democratic Party accuses the government of millipede laving
election results 2 years ago Opposition Leader load seem basho blames the pace of talks with the e. U. On Government Corruption the. Court did their hits a day to send the 1st and clay a message to Prime Minister eddie rama we will not allow you to block a road towards europe any more rum i must go. Now banning is one of the poorest countries in europe and many here have high hopes for a u. Membership discussions about joining the bloc were supposed to begin last year but have been delayed by concerns over corruption in the judiciary. As the day went by the clashes continue. To. December who were protesting because were unemployed this is a government of criminals thieves they are corrupt people theres no court there
are no police we are going nowhere we are left without a state without anything god save us theres old you know my. The e. U. And the us have urged the opposition to channel its passion into local elections except for the end of 2. For more on this im joined by Correspondent Beth Mehta from the albanian capital tehran a thanks for joining us incredible scenes in toronto yesterday of these protests having in effect all they for thing change. Well the protesters were gathered her members from across albanian gathered him through are not there any supporters of the opposition are opposition democratic so shes for integration and their request is for the government that. They want the parser and agreement before an early is that all is is how out we should
remember bill the opposition has 4 feet now opposition and peter bergen there are markets in parliament few months ago and this is an escalating political crisis and the use of violence certainly saw a new loan yesterday with the use of multiple of caucus together against Government Buildings now there has been talk of throughout has now the opposition says there was fraud in the 2017 parliamentary elections and yet the u. S. And the European Union said the vote was legitimate can you explain that for us. Well drilled into 2017. 00 program for elections the opposition controlled server a Government Ministries as part of a bar assured that he asked the negotiate in their sort of controlling allegations of lection for approving the bowls once and the Blue Collar Vein as insurgency is it in the last indicates certainly after the election the opposition they didnt
basically come out and say that there was for all of the elections there except in a Little Snow Village and the allegations relate to a news report earlier in general which come from search several police wiretaps and 5 we certainly look at politicians of the early governors part of the Unorganized Grand Group Alt so the allegations are are being investigated there is not the results from last years office. Thats Correspondent Deselect Mehta speaking to me from toronto and have a look at some of the other stories making news around. Around the world lithuanians all voting in president ial elections 9 candidates are vying to replace. Her 2nd and final term for the Finance Minister and greta monita was leading in Opinion Polls a runoff could take place in 2 weeks if no candidate wins a majority. Pakistans military says gunman killed the Security Guards in an attack
on a luxury hotel in the Port City Of Go Wadda 3 assailants were subsequently killed in a shootout all guests were safely evacuated a group called blood just on the gratian army has claimed responsibility for the attack now india is holding the next to last round all of its National Elections with voting in dozens of constituencies todays polls include the capital delhi the governing posse the b j p is the frontrunner that is expected to lose some of the seats that presently holds ballots are set to be counted later this month. While is in the Indian Capital where shes been watching people turn out to vote. Its face of the Indian National election the capital off delhi votes today i have worked at today 100000000 other people like me are eligible to call off their votes in this phase now ive said this before while covering the
selection but i cannot repeat it often enough every time in dallas to board him a general election is the largest exercise in democracy in the History Of The World so of course a massive logistical challenge in the capital along the side the fact that elections have been largely peaceful so far the amount could climb and all Security Forces 60000 Security Personnel bottom military forces have been deployed all across the National Capital region Liquor Stores have been shut down for treating these to ensure that no election malpractise happens the candidates dont try to distribute it to their constituents to encourage boards and theres no misbehavior the delhi metro was started 2 hours early at 4 am to facilitate that water was able to reach their pulling boards in time so of course a massive logistical exercise is being crowded out all across the country on may 20 thought is when results will finally be announced another 11 days to go to find out
who will be the next Prime Minister off india india decides on may 23rd. Survivors of a shipwreck in the mediterranean have arrived into they were trying to reach europe aboard a boat sailing from libya but dozens died when the vessel vessel went down in International Waters 16 people were rescued by Fishing Vessels and they are now sharing their story in. The horror of what theyve seen all too apparent. The small group of the survivors of a Barge Carrying at least 75. 00 people. Have now been taken to a Migrant Center and. Then just starting to grate what happened to them in the mediterranean say. To. Others in our beds creeper in deep shock they still wake and some are ill because
the waters will code they bite sank in the middle of the night they were rescued off to dorn says. We. Ate a whole. Day to. See. All of the passengers were men sent to stuff talk to them about their fight for journey in some cases these people paid thousands of euros they dreamed of beginning a new life in europe they could not have imagined the risk would be this high. If. They didnt make it then instead they back not far from where they started in tunisia having lost friends relatives and acquaintances in that deadly say. Some sports news now in mens tennis the final pairing at the madrid open has been confirmed with Novak Djokovic facing stefano sets of paths later today so its a pass knocks out the tournaments record a champion rafael nadal in 3 sets stunning the world number 2 in a Coming Of Age performance the match ended 642663 in his favor and means people battle it out for the title against Novak Djokovic which earlier the world number one only needed 2 sets to defeat austrian dominic team but it was a close run affair ending 7676. And in womens tennis theres a new champion at the madrid open last years finalist kiki betts and had another crack at the title and this time she came out on top against well number 3 simona halep. Ready and focused kiki burtons of The Netherlands faced a tough challenge in her quest to win the biggest tide love her career beating 2
time madrid open winner simona halep. After a tight opening set britains took it 6 for. The world number 2 wasnt going to give up easily throw up after dropping her serve in the opening game of the 2nd set the romanian broke back was indeed one of 8 breaks of serve across the march but burtons managed to keep her cool and after a gripping one hour and 27 minutes to the 2nd set 64 to win her 1st Madrid Open and to become the only woman in the history of the tournament to be crowned champion without dropping a set i now berlin is marking the 70th Anniversary of the allied airlift that broke the soviet unions blockade of the city in 1948 moscow closed all roads to west berlin and the response was one of the biggest Relief Efforts in history
around the clock u. S. British and french planes. Brought in supplies from the west and returned with products from west berlin keeping the on plate alive gave up its blockade 11 months later on the 12th Of May 1949 on the anniversary Young Artists have come to berlin to find new ways to tell the story. Everybodys saying. Johnny is a new york beatboxer whos traveled to berlin with over 20 other Young Artists they want to breathe new musical life into the story of the 1948 percent air lift. Your. Rights work of yours 92 years old. Edwin shunts remembers the tons of Essential Supplies delivered to west berlin by Pilots Flying for the western allies the us britain and france thats where these
young visitors are from i think so ive been here when i was your age people were shooting at each other. And now we can talk together i would have been glad to be in your position. Shunts was 21 when the soviets cut off supplies to allied controlled west berlin in a cold war provocation the resulting scarcity of groceries coal and gasoline threaten the city with starvation. But it is. A feverish but the western allies responded to a Call For Help by west berlin mayor and. Planes landed every few minutes a Tempelhof Airport and edwin shunts helped unload supplies the airlift lasted 11 months. Until the air lifted the americans and their allies well enemies. Well there. We have the feeling we were. Enemies became our friends. In the. Former the young people have been comparing notes about life in new york i must say london and berlin many of them draw on difficult sometimes traumatic experiences to inform their artistic expression was. Edwin shunts his role in the Berlin Airlift made a strong impression on him. I think its important to remember. Moments like that because you have to compare it to now in terms of just they got through it you know its horrible they. Do it and thats the beauty of the one who says just up the things because it creates like a resilience. Its about solidarity isnt it i think its really important to tell this story because other countries need help today. The former